Elector Palatine Louis V

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Elector Palatine Louis V was a 16th-century German prince of the Palatinate known for his role in suppressing uprisings and navigating the political and religious conflicts of the early Reformation era.

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instanceOf Elector Palatine of the Rhine
German prince
human
member of nobility
activeInCentury 16th century
allyOf Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
burialPlace Heidelberg Church of the Holy Spirit NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Electoral Palatinate NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1478-07-02
dateOfDeath 1544-03-16
deathCause natural causes
era Early Modern period
familyName Wittelsbach NERFINISHED
father Philip, Elector Palatine NERFINISHED
givenName Louis NERFINISHED
Ludwig NERFINISHED
involvedIn political conflicts of the Reformation
religious conflicts of the early Reformation
knownFor attempts to preserve territorial stability
pragmatic policy toward Lutheranism
languageSpoken German
memberOf House of Wittelsbach NERFINISHED
monarchOf Electoral Palatinate NERFINISHED
mother Margaret of Bavaria NERFINISHED
nobleFamily Wittelsbach dynasty NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Elector of the Holy Roman Empire
notableFor maintaining Catholicism in the Electoral Palatinate
participation in the suppression of the German Peasants' War
rule during the early Reformation
suppressing uprisings
participatedIn German Peasants' War NERFINISHED
partOf Holy Roman Empire
placeOfBirth Electoral Palatinate NERFINISHED
Heidelberg NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Electoral Palatinate NERFINISHED
Heidelberg NERFINISHED
positionHeld Elector Palatine of the Rhine NERFINISHED
predecessor Philip, Elector Palatine NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1544
reignStart 1508
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Heidelberg Castle NERFINISHED
ruledTerritory Electoral Palatinate NERFINISHED
sibling Frederick II, Elector Palatine NERFINISHED
Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine NERFINISHED
spouse Sibylle of Bavaria NERFINISHED
successor Frederick II, Elector Palatine NERFINISHED
supported Habsburg monarchy NERFINISHED

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Knights' Revolt opposedBy Elector Palatine Louis V
Franz von Sickingen opposedBy Elector Palatine Louis V
this entity surface form: Elector Louis V of the Palatinate